Nièr beurre ("black butter" in Jèrriais) is a type of apple butter, a preserve of apples, that is part of the cuisine and culture of Jersey.
[1] Nièr beurre is made of apples cooked in cider.
The cider is reduced to a syrup before the apples are added.
After some hours of cooking, sugar is added and the mixture seasoned with lemons, liquorice and allspice.
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